Patrick Wilson

Patrick Wilson

Born 1973-07-03 (age 52) Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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Biography

Patrick Joseph Wilson (born July 3, 1973) is an American actor, director, and singer. He began his career in 1995, starring in Broadway musicals. He is a two-time Tony Award nominee for his roles in The Full Monty (2000–2001) and Oklahoma! (2002). He co-starred in the acclaimed HBO miniseries Angels in America (2003), for which he was nominated for both the Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.

Wilson has also appeared in films such as The Phantom of the Opera (2004), Hard Candy (2005), Little Children (2006), Watchmen (2009), Insidious (2010), The A-Team (2010), Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013), and as demonologist Ed Warren in the Conjuring Universe (2013–present). He has earned a reputation as a "scream king" due to his frequent casting in horror films.

On television, Wilson starred in the CBS drama series A Gifted Man (2011–2012) and as Lou Solverson in the second season of FX's anthology series Fargo (2015), for which he received a second Golden Globe Award nomination. In the DC Extended Universe, he portrayed Orm Marius / Ocean Master in the superhero film Aquaman (2018) and voiced the U.S. President in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).

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Known For

The Conjuring: Last Rites
The Conjuring: Last Rites

2025

as Ed Warren

The Conjuring
The Conjuring

2013

as Ed Warren

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
The Conjuring 2
The Conjuring 2

2016

as Ed Warren

The Nun
The Nun

2018

as Ed Warren

Insidious
Insidious

2011

as Josh Lambert

Aquaman
Aquaman

2018

as King Orm Marius / Ocean Master

Insidious: The Red Door
Insidious: The Red Door

2023

as Josh Lambert

Prometheus
Prometheus

2012

as Shaw's Father

Watchmen
Watchmen

2009

as Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl II

The Nun II
The Nun II

2023

as Ed Warren

Moonfall
Moonfall

2022

as Brian Harper

Annabelle Comes Home
Annabelle Comes Home

2019

as Ed Warren

Insidious: Chapter 2
Insidious: Chapter 2

2013

as Josh Lambert

Insidious: The Last Key
Insidious: The Last Key

2018

as Josh Lambert

Midway
Midway

2019

as Rear Admiral Edwin T. Layton

Little Children
Little Children

2006

as Brad Adamson

The Phantom of the Opera